I started this year in a kind of dark place. Literally dark because it was winter, and personally dark because I had set all of these goals for myself for the year regarding running, and then I got a stress fracture while training for my second marathon and third half marathon. After awhile, I decided to make a change and find joy, so I began blogging again about my quest. This is why I have kept blogging throughout the rest of the year, as a way to seek out and find joy in life's big and little things. It's a spiritual discipline that has become necessary and good for me.

Picture taking:

Seeking and finding joy also started my love affair with picture taking this year. As I began to seek and find joy, I began documenting it through photography, first on my iPhone camera, and then on our Canon Rebel. I have kind of been playing around with taking pictures and editing them throughout the rest of this year, and it has been a hobby that I have quite enjoyed. Here are some favorite pictures I've taken this year:

Listening to live music:

We got to see all these people live this year.

Mumford and Sons

The Tallest Man on Earth

The Dodos

Devotchka

The Avett Brothers

The Joy Formidable

Bright Eyes

Bon Iver

The Gayngs

Okervil River

Titus Andronicus

Rocky Votolato (twice- and I even gave him a hug.)

This was the best live music year of my life, and a year where I often turned to music for solace.

Fellowshipping:
For two weeks over the summer, I became a college student again living in campus housing for a two week fellowship on nonviolence. I met some of the most amazing people working to change the world through their daily living practices and teaching the youth of today. I still think of this fellowship often, and I think I am actually still processing much of what it means for me. Still thinking about this one.

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My name is Brooke and I live in San Diego, California. I am a mother, teacher, traveler, runner, hiker, explorer of my city, social justice seeker, and one of my favorite hobbies is capturing life through my camera lens. I use this space for the little and big things in life that bring me joy.